by PCMG Admin | Jul 3, 2023 | FAQ, Fruits & Vegetables
In our USDA Zone 7B Spring: Onion plants are hardy to 20° so they can be planted early. The earlier the onion is planted, the more time the onion has to make more top and therefore larger onions. Short and Intermediate can be planted starting in mid Febuary thorough...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 3, 2023 | FAQ, Fruits & Vegetables
Asparagus is a highly productive vegetable best suited to cooler areas of North and West Texas. Grown for the stems or spears, a well tended planting yields 8 to 10 pounds or more per 100 square feet of bed or 24 to 30 pounds per 100 feet of row. READ MORE off...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 3, 2023 | FAQ, Fruits & Vegetables
How did the Texas 1015 Onion get its name? It was based on the prime planting date for the onion, which is October 15th. Onions bulb according to day length and temperature. There are many varieties available so onions can be planted during different times of the year...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 3, 2023 | FAQ, Fruits & Vegetables
I have tried to grow a tomatillo and have had no luck with them fruiting. Answer from Master Gardener: Tomatillo plants require two or more plants for proper pollination. Thus, isolated tomatillo plants rarely set fruit. I have only planted tomatillos twice and found...
by PCMG Admin | Jul 3, 2023 | FAQ, Fruits & Vegetables
Can you give me information on growing Blackberries in Parker County? The blackberry is a small bushy vine, each berry being a cluster of tiny black knobs. The blackberry is well adapted and easy to grow. Blackberries are biennials and begin bearing the year after...
